Asker of the question here, you are indeed spot on, Windows 95 was the first OS I used! The train of reasoning here reminds me of another story (which I think

Asker of the question here, you are indeed spot on, Windows 95 was the first OS I used! The train of reasoning here reminds me of another story (which I think has been on HN before): Why is a space shuttle engine 4' 8.5" wide? http://www.astrodigital.org/space/stshorse.html http://www.astrodigital.org/space/stshorse.html